Word: parkes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While we regret the violent murder of President Park Chung Hee of South Korea, we welcome the end of his rule, a dictatorship of the worst stripe marked by ruthless suppression of political opposition and civil rights. The end of Park's reign marks the first real chance for the liberalization of the Korean government since then-General Park seized power in the early...
...first step, we urge that the current, temporary military rulers of South Korea activate the provision in Park's 1972 constitution that established a national council of unification to select the next president. Furthermore, that constitution should be amended to curtail the executive powers that Park exploited and to expand the power of the National Assembly, now a mere rubberstamp body...
President Park's government was characterized by fierce, often bloody attacks on Korean civilians. Both Korea and the United States must seize upon this opportunity to end the repression and redress the wrongs inflicted upon the South Korean people...
White created a strong coalition between heavy support from Italians, blacks, liberals and a strong minority vote from the city's Irish sections--South Boston, Dorchester, West Roxbury and Hyde Park. Timilty traditionally wins in the high-turnout Irish areas. He has never won by much; and the vote seems to be more anti-White than pro-Timilty. But the state senator lost nearly half his 1975 support there to School Committee President David Finnegan. Timilty needs these votes back in his column to have a chance tomorrow. Timilty must also pick up some black and liberal votes to counter...
...everyone's alternative to Kevin White. Safe money says not enough voters think he is their alternative. Even with the low turnout of a preliminary, White earned more votes in South Boston this September than he has ever earned there in a final election. He took Hyde Park this fall with the same number of votes that resulted in his losing the ward to Timilty in 1975. The mayor continues to have nearly unanimous support in the black and liberal wards and solid backing in Italian East Boston...